Ishita Jain is a graduate of the Ceramic and Glass Design program at the National Institute of Design in India; before that, she completed a BA in Lifestyle Accessory Design. Her thesis project “Design for Change”, which focused on design as a tool for community empowerment, received the Design for Asia Student Award 2012 at the Hong Kong Design Centre. In working with artisans on the ground, and high net worth clients, she would like to explore the role of design to create a model which sustains a more equal creative economy and benefits all stakeholders in a just manner.